пугать
scare
Meaning of пугать
неожиданно вызвать страх, например выскочить из-за угла
누군가가 두려움을 느끼게 하다.
Pronunciation
Traps and common mistakes
Пугать or бояться?
бояться
бояться = to be afraid of
Don't mix them up. You feel fear — «Я боюсь собак»; you cause fear — «Я пугаю собак».
Я боюсь темноты.
I'm afraid of the dark.
Ты пугаешь кота своим криком.
You're scaring the cat with your shouting.
пугать with Korean translation
пугать usage examples
Не пугай младшего брата страшными историями.
동생에게 무서운 이야기로 겁주지 마세요.
Брат спрятался за дверью и напугал меня.
형이 문 뒤에 숨어서 나를 겁줬어요.
пугать synonyms
What's the difference between пугать, напугать, and запугивать
Perfective: one finished scare with a result.
Advanced: broader words
To frighten someone again and again to control them.
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Questions about this word
пугать meaning: what does it mean?
to suddenly make someone afraid, e.g. by jumping out
пугать pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
пугать is pronounced as [pʊˈɡatʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
пугать definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
동생에게 무서운 이야기로 겁주지 마세요. Translation: Не пугай младшего брата страшными историями.
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